Study Report
Reference
| Citation | Joormann, 2009 PubMed |
| Full Info | Joormann, J., Teachman, B.A. and Gotlib, I.H. (2009) Sadder and less accurate? False memory for negative material in depression. J Abnorm Psychol, 118, 412-417.
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Study
| Hypothesis or Background |
Previous research has demonstrated that induced sad mood is associated with increased accuracy of recall in certain memory tasks; the effects of clinical depression, however, are likely to be quite different.
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| Sample Information | participants diagnosed with major depressive disorder and nondepressed control participants |
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| Method Detail | The authors used the Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm to examine the impact of clinical depression on erroneous recall of neutral and/or emotional stimuli. Specifically, they presented Deese-Roediger-McDermott lists that were highly associated with negative, neutral, or positive lures and compared participants diagnosed with major depressive disorder and nondepressed control participants on the accuracy of their recall of presented material and their false recall of never-presented lures. |
| Method Keywords | cognitive test |
| Result | Compared with control participants, major depressive disorder participants recalled fewer words that had been previously presented but were more likely to falsely recall negative lures; there were no differences between major depressive disorder and control participants in false recall of positive or neutral lures. |
| Conclusions | These findings indicate that depression is associated with false memories of negative material. |
Relationships reported by
Joormann, 2009
| Component A Approved Name (Name in Paper) |
Component A Type |
Component B Approved Name (Name in Paper) |
Component B Type |
Statistical Result |
Relationship Description |
Result Category (Positive/Negative)) |
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MDD
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syndrome |
Memory (impaired memory) |
cognition and behavior |
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Compared with control participants, major depressive disorder participants recalled fewer words that had been previously presented but were more likely to falsely recall negative lures. |
Positive
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Depressed mood (depression)
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symptoms |
Cognitive processing bias (mood-congruent false) |
cognition and behavior |
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Compared with control participants, major depressive disorder participants recalled fewer words that had been previously presented but were more likely to falsely recall negative lures. These findings indicate that depression is associated with false memories of negative material. |
Positive
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